Category: Giving
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How Much Does It Really Weigh?
Today, April 17th, 2017, is the deadline for everyone’s favorite annual activity: filing federal income taxes. This year was a little different than normal for me as after my first pass through my taxes, I took an additional 10 hours to read through tax law concerning deductions and credits looking for anything I may be able to take […]
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Sometimes You Get What You Need
As I was driving towards my church last Tuesday evening, I had a very uneasy feeling in my stomach. I had that knot in my stomach that you get when something makes you feel really really uncomfortable. I didn’t quite know what it was about yet, I just knew it was there (and getting worse […]
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A Patch to the Soul
I’m really rough on shoes. Okay, that’s an understatement – I’m basically shoezilla breathing down fire and destruction on the Tokyo world of shoe laces and stitched leather. Between the facts that my feet sweat a lot, I incessantly tap my foot to some rhythm in my head, and find myself running or speedily walking […]
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What are you selling?
I was at the mall today wandering through hoping to happen upon a bargain. I hate paying full price for clothes, to the point where it’s almost like a pet peeve of mine. I’ve generally found that shopping for clothes is either a highly rewarding experience, or highly disappointing. This is because it takes a […]